The Church has been at war since our Lord Jesus was crucified. So in the face of some daunting challenges the Church faces I think that now is a great time to evaluate, once again, who are we warring against? There are some key problems that the Church faces today. Some problems come from the outside while some from within ,however, if we look closely they all have a common source: Satan. The Bible says that the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God. Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with principalities and powers. By rejecting God the world has unwittingly opened itself up to evil spirits beyond its control. I believe ultimately our enemy is not the Muslim or the atheist but the lies that lead a person into Islam or atheism. We have to stop looking at the surface of things and must go deeper to the source.
I believe that the Church is is ready for a revival but Christians must take the future of the Church seriously and be ready to take the battle to a whole different level.
How do we do that? We take the fight to the devil.; we need to go on the offensive. We have an endless supply of resources at our hands but we wait for the Mormon or Jehovah's Witness to come to our house. What? How does that make sense? We have the Good News why aren't we the ones telling it. The Church can only survive so much goofing off before we lose our effectiveness completely, at least in America. If we stand united I believe it is not to late to put on the whole armor of God and meet the devil at the battlefield.
Couldnt of said this any better, although i think its time for the Church to have a Renewal. Revivals are nice but they come and go, we need a Renewal, one to turn around the way we are heading and to stop apologizing for being the Church. We need to get back to the basics of what Jesus Preached and that was Love. We cant be scared to reach out to those who are less fortunate than we are. They need to see Jesus thru us and they need to know there is Hope. Sorry didnt mean to get on the soapbox, but good post again Eric
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more Eric. I think that in our concern to not be offensive, and to make sure people's feelings aren't hurt, we've left Jesus in the rear view mirror. Public perception always rallies around the cry that's the most popular, and like Paul says, the world thinks that the Good News is foolish. If we love God, and love our neighbor, our lives can be the witnessing tool much more prominently than any tract or potluck. If God's people come together to pray against the Devil, he will fail. Well said Eric.
ReplyDeleteEric, you're how old again? Geez!! I am now 24 and I just started figuring this stuff out on my own. I also believe that I needed that. This post definitely made me think. Awesome!! Keep pressing on!
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